Attached Link: CHAOS

Since we had peace in June, I thought a little CHAOS might be in order for the next two months. Anything related to what you find at the link would be good, but here are the top definitions in case you don't want to click on it: 1. a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order. 2. any confused, disorderly mass: a chaos of meaningless phrases. 3. the infinity of space or formless matter supposed to have preceded the existence of the ordered universe. 4. (initial capital letter) the personification of this in any of several ancient Greek myths. 5. *(Obsolete)* a chasm or abyss.

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

will try my hand at this one when i'm back from vacation in two weeks - and congratulations to you - ebots on peace gave up the ghost somehow :-(

"The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train"

Thanks. I know, I am not sure where they went to...

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

chaos?

"The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train"

Hey, you may have hit on something there... ;'D

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

Thanks, TwoPynts, for giving us a terrific new challenge!  This is a wonderful topic, it has so much potential, everyone can come up with something.

The Challenge begins immediately and will close to entries on August 27, 2007 at 11:59 PM Renderosity time.  Voting will begin then and last until August 30, 2007 at 11:59 PM Renderosity time.  I will total and announce the results on August 31, 2007. 

You may enter an existing work if you like, but we would prefer to see a new work created for this challenge... it IS a challenge after all, lol!  You may enter more than one work, but remember that in the voting, each entry will be judged separately.  You can use any software, pen, pencil, crayon, colors of any sort, words... anything that you wish.

OK, now go... and CREATE!!!

~Viv

Fractals will always amaze me!

chaos?i ma not sure what you mean by it....some think it is  order:)

Chaos?

I might be able to find some excess chaos around here!

;^)

"The chaotic clock-time" As a happy retired lady of no time, I just look at what my image shows....and shiver ;LOL

Attached Link: Recycle

Chaos in the recycle bin. 

If it isn't broken, don't fix it. 

http://www.fractalartnest.com 

**Rainbow Serpents** A little something new, just for this challenge. I thought long and hard about what would best embody chaos and eventually came up with this. It is a Dale Chihuly glass sculpture (yes, again) that I photographed and then tweaked the photo a bit more in Photoshop. Great entries so far!

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

chaos has several forms.another entry

Wow!  These are some great entries to start with!  Very creative  :)

~Viv

Fractals will always amaze me!

This is a painting on canvas I did a few years ago and just tweeked it in Corel Photopaint 8.  Funny thing is the name I gave the painting was Chaos

First entry for me.  Thanks. Pogo

Superb work everyone!

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

Wonderful entries so far. I'll have to get busy and think up something.
Marion

It's been so long since I've uploaded a gallery image that I got caught by the advisory question....  Are there naked singularities flirting in the starfields?  Would a violence tag protect one from the after-effects of the Big Bang?

My entry is "Window into Chaos".  I'll post the thumbnail here, with full sized image at the link.

I was undecided between 2 approaches, but will put this one into the Challenge and upload the other image tomorrow. 

Hi, Pogo!  Welcome to the Forum.  I'm glad that you found your way and decided to join in.  I couldn't nudge you without doing something myself, so thanks for that!

Kort, that's a lovely bit of glass... exuberant and cheerful and I surely hope it isn't hungry! ;^)

Some dancing fractals, too.  Nice! 

Is anybody going to try chaotic poetry?  I can't photograph my fridge, because all the words are grouped by type.  There must be some way to make them random, but strangely attractive.

Carolly

Hmmm... I can't see the link.  It's http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1479018

Too many in one place,(at least for me, the hermit)

Thanks you TwoPynts, looks very interesting challenge !!! I'm go to work that :)))
And very nice entry to all !!!

LOL  A little peek inside my head. Talk about chaos!!!

Attached Link: chaosdialida

another chaos  in apo

**Violet Violence** I was thinking, 'what is more chaotic than an exploding firework?' 'Not much,' was my conclusion. Captured with my C8080wz on a tripod, clean up and enhancements in PhotoshopCS.

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

Attached Link: Birth of the Universe

Kort,

I. Will. Not. Strangle. You.

Or maybe we'll just have to accept that great minds think alike.  Or something.

: sigh :

I finally finished the other version... after blurring and recutting the pieces, I had to resize them before recoloring.... which is closer to my original concept, except that red does seem chaotic whereas glorious cosmic purple just enfolds me with warm fuzzy feelings.  It is now in the gallery at the link (which might work this time (the forum software has certainly changed in the last year).

Chaos is now officially, well, and truly robed in purple explosions.

All,

One of these versions will make it into my cafepress store, replacing the snowflakes (it is summer, after all).  If you prefer racing stars to crisp stars, or radiant reds to soft purples, please leave a comment in the gallery, because I really don't know which approach is better.  Thanks!

Carolly

Interesting entries, mine is a soft one, but stil a chaos, I think.

seeya  Tunde

Great additions Tunde, those feathers are indeed chaotic. :o) Sorry about that Carolly, heheheh. FWIW, I love the purple star. I agree that chaos should be robbed in regal purple. ;']

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

Attached Link: playing with chaos

Last night I put up a mini-tut demonstrating how to turn an innocuous photograph of a quiet brown rock into wild and chaotic disruption of pixelated space.  True photographers might be outraged, but some photographs are more useful as stepping stones (pun intended).

I wouldn't feel quite right entering that gallery image into this contest, even though it truly fits the theme (and I'm certain that the missing ebots of the first comments followed the mysql butterfly into the ether).  However, the thread might help inspire someone who hasn't yet created something.  THIS is a great excuse to play with the bolder filters.

It was hard to concentrate (I'm a migrained-out dyslexic who can't touch-type), and the headache is hitting back today, so if there are any typos left, please ignore them.  I hope the sense of adventure and experimentation came through and perhaps a few more people will post entries.

Carolly

Chaos is the Dream Factory. 

http://www.fractalartnest.com/gallery2/v/Dream+Fractory.jpg.html 

If it isn't broken, don't fix it. 

http://www.fractalartnest.com 

"As I watched the sorcerer he released from his hands the seeds of chaos. As they flew from his glowing palm they grew and spread across the universe, out to combat law, to create growth and change, or so I believed at the time...."

Background is NASA wallpaper, everything else is topmod and blender no post other then border.

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Toolset: Blender, GIMP, Indigo Render, LuxRender, TopMod, Knotplot, Ivy Gen, Plant Studio.

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1487128

"As I watched the sorcerer he released from his hands the seeds of chaos. As they flew from his glowing palm they grew and spread across the universe, out to combat law, to create growth and change, or so I believed at the time...."

Background is NASA wallpaper, everything else is topmod and blender no post other then border.

Bigger version in my gallery - smaller one here due to file size restrictions...

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Toolset: Blender, GIMP, Indigo Render, LuxRender, TopMod, Knotplot, Ivy Gen, Plant Studio.

somehow i missed a lot of chaos :lol: hope ebots behave better in future.
very fine images - thinking still about an image (a photo of my working space?)

"The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train"

Here is my other Chaos entry.

seeya   Tunde

this theme  is interesting and stimulating

decided to add this to the chaos

"The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train"

Several photos of chaos in nature, overlayed and then filtered.

From chaos natural to chaos digital?

Love the other posts, not sure if mine is up to same standard as you guys but hey you never know if you don't try :)

Dick Cavett: "Do you consider yourself a disciplined guy? Do you get up every day and 'go to work'?"
Jimi Hendrix: "Well, yeah. I try to get up every day."

hard to judge, where is the picture? :lol:

"The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train"

Oops file size :) Ok here it is, really.

Dick Cavett: "Do you consider yourself a disciplined guy? Do you get up every day and 'go to work'?"
Jimi Hendrix: "Well, yeah. I try to get up every day."

ah, there it is. i like it very much, fine colours, makes me think of an opal.
and don't worry, posting it later just added to the chaos :biggrin:

"The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train"

Neat!  That could be anything: bacterial colonies, space radiation, or indeed an opal. :)

E-mail Poetry
J. M. Strother

SEXUALLY-EXPLICIT: Re: Pictures of your ex wife        Shawn

Wow. I didn't even know I had an ex wife.
That Shawn guy must be something,
Knowing strange things about my life.
The things you learn via e-mail.        Amazing.

And then from Delores Horne I get:
Your friend has prepared for you to meet up with another friend.
Just go to this web site and see.
The FREE dating web site
CREATED BY WOMEN

Well, if it's created by WOMEN it must be good.
I'll ask my wife if I should sign up.
She'll know whether or not I should.
I think she'll say no.

Then Delores goes on to say:

Intrusive melvin corralled pulley
Harvest australia desist calla
Accipiter stocky barbarian airfoil
Typeset catharsis dolomite barge canny
Election bracelet any grain of sand
Sun concave polytechnic placid
Performance eerily draftsmen cartilage
Adele Rufus and I took vacuum cleaner
Moraine lester delicatessen.

Hmm, delicatessen sounds nice.

I like a good deli sandwich.
And my wife would go for that.
But just what is an  accipiter?

And then my good friend JeannieD
(I'm sure you know her too) says,

For example, near mortician indicates that near mastadon reach an understanding with
about chain saw.
 
Ooh, a mastodon with a chain saw.
Now that's a scary thought.
Fills me with shock and awe.

I have to ponder these wise words,
For I'm sure there is deep meaning here.

Why else would she send them?

 
~jon
My Blog - Mad Utopia Writing in a new era.

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1506904

Another play with topmod to make 'Chaos Sphere'. linked image is larger res.

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Toolset: Blender, GIMP, Indigo Render, LuxRender, TopMod, Knotplot, Ivy Gen, Plant Studio.

OK everyone, last call for entries!!  Let me know if you need more than 2 days.

~Viv

Fractals will always amaze me!

What an amazing group of entries we have this month!  Thanks everyone for joining in to make this a terrific challenge.  It's now time to close the entries and let the voting begin!    You get to choose your 3 favorite entries, giving each of them 3, 2 or 1 points.  Remember, you are choosing an entry, not an artist.  If someone has posted more than one entry, you need to should look something like this:

Mandelbroindicate which is your choice. 

Your vote t - "Worlds of Chaos" - 3 points
Julia - "Spirals!" - 2 points
Whirled - "Peas" - 1 point

Feel free to nominate Honorable Mentions or make comments.

~Viv

Fractals will always amaze me!

Gunsan - Chaotic Clock - 3 points
Alida - final entry - 2 Points
TwoPynts - Rainbow Serpents - 1 Point

Great entries folks! HMs to babuci, Valerie and dragonsgate although every entry is good, tough choices to make

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valerie-ducom - 3 points
gunsan - chaotic clock time - 2 points
gog - chaos sphere - 1 point (for creating order from chaos :-)

honorable mentions to all, i love the entries and especially to babuci for the beautiful yellow/brown entry, but you do have to choose.

"The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train"

3pts – to babuci for “Here is my other Chaos entry.” A crisp image of chaos, as found in nature.

2pts – to gunsan for “The chaotic clock-time.” Interesting concept and great use of subtle tones.

1pt – to Valerie-Ducom for the untitled piece posted Thu, Jul 12, 2007 11:26 am. Great contrast and vivid coloration. The more you stare at this, the more it appears to be alive.

I enjoyed them all, but a tip 'o the hat to “Window Into Chaos” by hauksdottir, and “another entry” by alida. I love the stained glass effect over the background of Window Into Chaos, and the title simply ties it all together beautifully. The free flowing spirit of “another entry” just appeals to me. It is almost what I would imagine a fire sprite to look like.

Just one general suggestion to all. Titling your piece really helps, if for no other reason than identification purposes during voting. But more than that, a good title can actually be part of the work, as in “Window Into Chaos.” But then, I'm a writer, so I like titles. ;-)
~jon

 
~jon
My Blog - Mad Utopia Writing in a new era.

Babuci : 15/07m 5:28 am
Gunsan : the Chaotic Clock-time
Gog "Chaos Sphere"

babuci " my other chaos entry " - 3 points
valerie-ducom "untitled - Posted Thu, Jul 12, 2007 11:26 am" 2 points
gog " chaos sphere " - 1 points

I'm blown away, all these entries are incredible work, I feel a little like a small child in the land of giants :)

Dick Cavett: "Do you consider yourself a disciplined guy? Do you get up every day and 'go to work'?"
Jimi Hendrix: "Well, yeah. I try to get up every day."

valerie-ducom 3 points
gog 2 points
twopynts 1 point

valerie-ducom 3 points
alida "final entry" 2 points
gog 1 point

I will leave voting open until 23:59 Renderosity time on Monday, September 3.   Tell your friends to come and vote!

Please, please,please tell me which entry you are choosing if an artist has more than one image up!!

~Viv

Fractals will always amaze me!

Ok, I'm go to tell...

valerie-ducom "untiled-posted Thu,Jul.12,2007" 3 points
gog "Chaos sphere" 2 points
twopynts "Rainbow Serpents" 1 point
to be exact

Kort's  " Rainbow serpent "  3pnt

Gunsan's   " Chaotic clock "  2pnt

Gunsan's   "little peek..."  1pnt

seeyus and good luck!

1. babuci - feathers 2. gunsan - inside head 3. dragonsgate - canvas painting Great entries everyone...all the rest honorable mentions.

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

1, TwoPynts--Rainbow Serpents   3 pts

2. Gunsan--The Chaotic Clock-time  2 pts

3. Gog--Chaos Sphere    1pt.

All entries were great.

Voting is closed!  I will total this up and announce it shortly.

~Viv

Fractals will always amaze me!

This was a fun and interesting challenge, I really enjoyed seeing so many different concepts of CHAOS!  Everyone did a wonderful job, although it's never easy to depict something with no boundaries.  Thanks for making this challenge a success.

Here is the count:

In eighth place, with 1 point:  dragonsgate
In seventh place, with 3 points:  gunsan's 'little peek inside my head'
In sixth place, with 4 points:  alida's final entry
Tied for fifth place, with 6 points:  babuci's feather and babuci's other
In fourth place, with 7 points:  Gog's Chaos sphere
In third place, with 8 points:  TwoPynts
In second place, with 12 points:  Valerie-Ducom
In first place, with 13 points:  gunsan's Chaotic Clock

Congratulations to everyone!  I can't wait to see what you will all come up with for the coming challenge!  gunsan, please let me know what you want to challenge for September.

~Viv

Fractals will always amaze me!

Great!  I got it down to 7 that I thought represented "chaos" as opposed to "order" (total disoganization, no apparent pattern, no attempt to prettify or modulate or control the outcome): entries by nexxus, dragonsgate, robyn's "recycle" fractal, jstro's email poetry, gunsan's "little peek", and babuci's pile of feathers... and couldn't decide from there.  sigh.  My mind tends towards pattern and symmetry, so it is as awkward judging randomness as it is creating it.

We did have a slew of wonderful entries, and it was fun to get back into challenge mode.  The Chaotic Clock was gorgeous and whimsical, so I can hardly wait to see what next challenge brings us. :)

Carolly

Oh my...now I really got surptised! Thanks all of you.
I have to slowly wake up my brain now then, so I can find something for next time.
It is in a half-sleeping mode after a train travel, really sleep inducing.(And yes, I woke up at the right station LOL)

LOL It only took thre cups of coffe and some cigarettes to find the new theme: Transitions.
That is what my mind works with just now on many  planes, and I believe of catching what is actual.
To me just now: Transition from summer to Autumn. I discovered it was time  to put on gloves today (to late)
Transitions between places (my train-trip)
Transition between being well and being ill
Transition between earth and heaven in me 
Transition between my little hermit place and the big city
The list can go on in eternity, so make yourelf ready to enter the train!!!

Hugs and be buzy!!!
Gun

congratulations, gun and thanks for the interesting new challenge.

"The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train"

Just want to start you up with an easy one, in case I scared you with the contest theme. The transition between day and night,

Sorry, I understand this has to be a new thread, but I am sure tresamie will fix that.
Hugs - Gun

Interesting theme, thanks Gun

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Attached Link: September Challenge Thread

Here is the thread for the new challenge for September!

~Viv

Fractals will always amaze me!

Congrats Gunsan, you make a really beautiful image !